HIGH SOLIDS-CONTENT NANOSIZE POLYMER LATEXES MADE BY MICROEMULSION POLYMERIZATION

Authors
MING W JONES FN FU SK
Citation
W. Ming et al., HIGH SOLIDS-CONTENT NANOSIZE POLYMER LATEXES MADE BY MICROEMULSION POLYMERIZATION, Macromolecular chemistry and physics, 199(6), 1998, pp. 1075-1079
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular chemistry and physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221352
Volume
199
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1075 - 1079
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1352(1998)199:6<1075:HSNPLM>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Polymer nanoparticles were prepared from monomers such as styrene (St) , butyl methacrylate (BMA), butyl acrylate (BA), methyl methacrylate ( MMA), and methyl acrylate (MA) using a modified microemulsion polymeri zation process. With this process high polymer:surfactant weight ratio s (7:1 or greater), relatively concentrated (10-30 wt.-%) latexes and small (10-20 nm) particle diameters were attained. Nucleation mechanis ms were investigated through observations of the particle size change during the polymerization.